:00:00. > :00:13.Demand for foodbanks increases as families struggle to feed
:00:14. > :00:29.In Liverpool, one run out of food. They say, we're sorry. They have to
:00:30. > :00:33.go home empty`handed. It is heartbreaking. Staff say they were
:00:34. > :00:36.forced to choose who to help. The thieves who stole a lawn
:00:37. > :00:53.in Lancashire are caught on camera. Mario Balotelli is lined up to
:00:54. > :01:02.replace Luis Suarez. And meet Britain's first high`tech donkey.
:01:03. > :01:05.Foodbanks throughout the North West say they've had to help
:01:06. > :01:13.a growing number of families unable to feed their children
:01:14. > :01:16.They say the problem is particularly acute for children who
:01:17. > :01:20.Teachers say last year some pupils were visibly thinner when they
:01:21. > :01:29.Today we spoke to foodbanks in Lancashire, Cumbria, Greater
:01:30. > :01:34.Manchester and Merseyside who told us they've seen a rise in the number
:01:35. > :01:37.In Lancashire, The Brunswick Street Foodbank in Blackburn usually feeds
:01:38. > :01:47.Last month that figure rose to 945, a 32% increase.
:01:48. > :01:50.Before the summer holidays, the Barrow Foodbank
:01:51. > :01:59.Last month that almost doubled to 913 people, a huge increase of 93%.
:02:00. > :02:03.In Greater Manchester a smaller foodbank serving
:02:04. > :02:06.the community of Salford saw a rise of just under 20%.
:02:07. > :02:10.In Liverpool, one foodbank recently ran out of food, leaving staff
:02:11. > :02:15.in tears as they had to decide which families most needed help.
:02:16. > :02:23.Our reporter Lindsey Prosser spent the day at the Hope Plus Foodbank.
:02:24. > :02:30.The young and vulnerable have always be welcome here. But over the summer
:02:31. > :02:36.holidays, the number of families asking for help has grown. It is a
:02:37. > :02:43.struggle sometimes. If you come here, it eases the pressure.
:02:44. > :02:46.Helen, not her real name, has struggled to feed her children,
:02:47. > :02:50.her husband is on a low wage and she's had to come here for help.
:02:51. > :02:58.We can't always afford home meals. You just have to buy what you can.
:02:59. > :03:02.With more families in the same position as Helen's demand
:03:03. > :03:13.We are hearing from local primary schools but also local secondary
:03:14. > :03:22.schools, many of whom carry vouchers for us. The reason they were going
:03:23. > :03:25.to be giving Belcher `` voters out to us is because they were seeing
:03:26. > :03:33.kids coming back to school visibly thinner. `` vouchers.
:03:34. > :03:36.The volunteers here are always busy but with donations
:03:37. > :03:42.down over the summer holidays they recently ran out of food.
:03:43. > :03:47.To have contact with them and say that they have to go away
:03:48. > :03:50.empty`handed, it's just literally heartbreaking. You go home and dwell
:03:51. > :03:53.on it. The Government says demand
:03:54. > :03:55.has increased because more Organisers say they're meeting
:03:56. > :04:05.a growing need. I think more people are coming to
:04:06. > :04:11.foodbanks because they need them and now they know we are here. Before
:04:12. > :04:12.that, they were either going without, borrowing from family and
:04:13. > :04:16.friends, or shoplifting. Satisfying the increased demand
:04:17. > :04:29.for a food is a challenge these We asked for an interview with a
:04:30. > :04:35.Government minister about the increased amounts for foodbanks. The
:04:36. > :04:41.torrent us down but a spokesman told us, we spend ?94 billion a year on
:04:42. > :04:46.working age benefits and the welfare system provides a safety net to
:04:47. > :04:49.support millions of people on low income or the unemployed. We have
:04:50. > :04:55.continued to help hard`working people by increasing personal
:04:56. > :04:57.allowance, freezing fuel duty, and providing free school meals and
:04:58. > :05:01.tax`free childcare. Police in Manchester have rescued a
:05:02. > :05:04.woman from Latvia who is believed to have been trafficked into the UK and
:05:05. > :05:07.kept prisoner for more than a year. They were alerted
:05:08. > :05:09.by Interpol who had been contacted Three people have been arrested
:05:10. > :05:13.on suspicion of false imprisonment Our reporter Judy Hobson is outside
:05:14. > :05:32.Longsight Police Station We haven't been given the name of
:05:33. > :05:36.this woman. Police say she is 36 and came to the UK last summer because
:05:37. > :05:41.she was told she could have a job on a mushroom farm. When she arrived,
:05:42. > :05:46.there was no job. Instead, officers believe she was held captive and
:05:47. > :05:54.that would have been for 14 months. She was due to be forced into
:05:55. > :05:59.marriage. She was normally supervised. She somehow managed to
:06:00. > :06:01.phone her mother in Latvia on supervised and tell her what was
:06:02. > :06:05.happening. Tell us a little bit more about how
:06:06. > :06:17.it happened. It's remarkable. This lady had no idea of her
:06:18. > :06:19.address. She knew she was in South Manchester but gave a detailed
:06:20. > :06:26.description of the flat to her mother. That was passed on to police
:06:27. > :06:29.here and it took them less than 24 hours to find the property. When
:06:30. > :06:35.choose to, they raided it and found the alleged victim. Detective
:06:36. > :06:43.Inspector David Tollner from Greater Manchester Police commended her for
:06:44. > :06:48.her bravery, defying her captors to assist in her rescue. He also said
:06:49. > :06:53.we should commend the fine police work of the officers able to make
:06:54. > :06:58.these arrests. 231`year`old men and 40 sexual women have been arrested
:06:59. > :07:02.`` 46`year`old. A man from Manchester has been
:07:03. > :07:04.charged after the death Rhyan Wilson was killed when
:07:05. > :07:09.a brawl started outside a pub in the Dannell Dunkley
:07:10. > :07:12.from Gorton is accused of murder A woman has been charged
:07:13. > :07:14.with assisting an offender. There's been a rise in the number
:07:15. > :07:17.of sexual offences committed Figures from British Transport
:07:18. > :07:23.Police show the number of assaults went up from 56 to 67 last year,
:07:24. > :07:26.though overall crime fell. The number of cable thefts also
:07:27. > :07:29.dropped after a high`profile Football boots belonging to players
:07:30. > :07:35.and staff at Accrington Stanley have been stolen as the team were playing
:07:36. > :07:38.away over the weekend. Lancashire Police are investigating
:07:39. > :07:44.a break`in at the Crown Ground kit room as the
:07:45. > :07:55.team lost 4`0 at Cheltenham Town. A second break`in happened on
:07:56. > :07:57.Tuesday. 514`year`olds are being questioned.
:07:58. > :07:59.You'll have heard the expression 'if it's not nailed
:08:00. > :08:03.Well, for one family in West Lancashire, it came true just
:08:04. > :08:19.Two thieves stole has freshly laid path early in the morning. They did
:08:20. > :08:20.not only were being filmed and the footage has become an Internet
:08:21. > :08:28.sensation. `` they did not know. A summer morning in Skelmersdale
:08:29. > :08:30.just after 5:00am. Two women helping themselves to
:08:31. > :08:38.a green`fingered gardener's labour They have two prams waiting up the
:08:39. > :08:40.street. One is full of turf and one is full of electrical items.
:08:41. > :08:45.Bob Stacey's CCTV system caught the light`fingered ladies' red`handed.
:08:46. > :08:52.I'm quite speechless. They are obviously daily thieves. You would
:08:53. > :08:54.think they would have some knowledge to actually look up and think, maybe
:08:55. > :08:56.we won't do that. Bob was fast asleep when
:08:57. > :08:58.during theft, this is CCTV footage he filmed
:08:59. > :09:00.on his mobile phone hours later. The thieves,
:09:01. > :09:13.unaware of his all`seeing eye, It took them about 40 minutes. They
:09:14. > :09:15.stopped halfway through to have a cigarette. It was hard work.
:09:16. > :09:17.The lawn's owner's been unavailable today.
:09:18. > :09:18.Since the grass grab, it's been relaid.
:09:19. > :09:21.Bob Stacey's wife says now the world, via the web,
:09:22. > :09:29.knows about their CCTV other criminals will stay away.
:09:30. > :09:44.I think it's really good. Hopefully more people will get CCTV and we
:09:45. > :09:47.won't have any more thieves. I know who they are. I've shown the police
:09:48. > :09:51.but apparently it is not enough evidence. I think they are looking
:09:52. > :09:56.at it again which is the least they can do. Manchester police have
:09:57. > :09:59.investigated this incident but there are no moral lines of enquiry. They
:10:00. > :10:06.are appealing for witnesses. Three`year`old Harry Halpin suffers
:10:07. > :10:09.from a rare condition known A cruel disease, it attacks the
:10:10. > :10:15.muscles, with most sufferers needing There's no known cure,
:10:16. > :10:25.and campaigners say attempts to find one are being hindered
:10:26. > :10:27.by current Government policy. In a moment I'll be talking to
:10:28. > :10:30.the Chief Executive of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
:10:31. > :10:34.but first, Gill Dummigan's been to He's a happy little boy with
:10:35. > :10:40.a zest for life. But Harry Halpin is already showing
:10:41. > :10:43.signs of the condition which could leave him
:10:44. > :10:55.unable to walk by the age of 12. It is devastating. It's so upsetting
:10:56. > :10:59.when you see him with other children, that they are climbing
:11:00. > :11:00.around and he just can't move in the same way.
:11:01. > :11:02.Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a progressive condition
:11:03. > :11:04.which attacks the body's muscles, including the heart and lungs
:11:05. > :11:07.and there is currently nothing available to stop that progression.
:11:08. > :11:10.Few sufferers live to see their 30th birthday.
:11:11. > :11:16.Harry's parents are desperate for a cure.
:11:17. > :11:24.We read the Internet every day, look at all the research that's going
:11:25. > :11:30.on. They just give us hope that each day, something is going to happen.
:11:31. > :11:35.We have two say it to each other every night in bed. He is going to
:11:36. > :11:38.be OK, isn't he? We say that to each other.
:11:39. > :11:40.Campaigners say treatments for rare diseases will always cost more
:11:41. > :11:43.than other drugs, as the potential market is so much smaller.
:11:44. > :11:46.Because of this, they say they need a new model of sustainable
:11:47. > :11:55.They also want them to be assessed differently when it comes to meeting
:11:56. > :12:02.the NHS's value for money test, and they want increased support for
:12:03. > :12:10.clinical trials infrastructure, such as patient registries and databases.
:12:11. > :12:32.For Harry, that can come is enough. `` can come soon enough. He is
:12:33. > :12:40.declining in his movement. A campaign is asking the Government to
:12:41. > :12:46.tackle the problem. You can see and hear the frustration in Harry's
:12:47. > :12:52.mother's voice. What is holding things back in terms of treatment?
:12:53. > :12:57.There are two things. The need for clinical trials to be completed to
:12:58. > :13:01.show that new drugs are safe. Second, this is where we are really
:13:02. > :13:11.concerned, we need is streamlined system to allow access for people
:13:12. > :13:22.like young Harry. In 2012, the fund for rear diseases was abolished.
:13:23. > :13:25.What effect has that had? `` rare. The Government made a change in one
:13:26. > :13:39.area which had an unfortunate consequence on that front. That Mac
:13:40. > :13:45.fund. Well all the arguments go on about funding and trials, time is of
:13:46. > :13:49.the essence for people like Harry. Very much so. They are devastating
:13:50. > :13:54.conditions were boys are losing muscle strength they buy day. It is
:13:55. > :13:59.a race against the clock. It shouldn't take more than 12 months
:14:00. > :14:09.later does now to get an approved or see the drug through to patients.
:14:10. > :14:17.Must be shortened. `` safe drug. We've emphasised how urgent it is in
:14:18. > :14:19.everyday matters. Muscle fibre is being lost every day, we can't
:14:20. > :14:38.afford to waste time. Resident in Manchester have said
:14:39. > :14:45.that the street has been plagued with violence because of drinking. A
:14:46. > :14:50.man was blinded on Sunday. Today, it had its alcohol licence suspended.
:14:51. > :14:51.Local people say more needs to be done.
:14:52. > :15:12.It is just over a male long `` mile long, but Moston Road is said to be
:15:13. > :15:17.violent place. The council has suspended its licence because of
:15:18. > :15:26.numerous breaches. I've received numerous complaints from residents.
:15:27. > :15:31.People claim they are opening a restaurant, of which we would not
:15:32. > :15:40.complain or object, but in fact they are opening up the legally ``
:15:41. > :15:45.illegally against the conditions that were laid against them. Some
:15:46. > :15:53.residents would go out at night because people are drinking. On a
:15:54. > :15:59.Saturday, people fall about all over the street. The police and ambulance
:16:00. > :16:08.are always here and it is just a shambles. It needs to be sorted out.
:16:09. > :16:15.One track owner Karen has similar complaints. We've had numerous tyres
:16:16. > :16:25.popped, we've seen fighting outside, loud music. In the early hours of
:16:26. > :16:29.Saturday morning, a man was beaten and blinded in one eye when a fight
:16:30. > :16:34.broke out in this restaurant. Two men have been arrested. The owners
:16:35. > :16:39.say the fight was nothing to do with them and they haven't been breaking
:16:40. > :16:49.the law. They are trying to minimise trouble, I know that, but it is
:16:50. > :16:51.unfair on us. It's not our fault. Police say the investigated every
:16:52. > :16:58.business selling alcohol here and patrols will be on this weekend.
:16:59. > :17:12.Mario Balotelli could be on his way to Anfield. Should the club be once
:17:13. > :17:18.bitten, twice shy? And Dillon writes into Blackpool with a saddle machine
:17:19. > :17:20.that takes contactless cards. Why not be modern? We're changing all
:17:21. > :17:24.the time. A North West artist who created
:17:25. > :17:28.a chandelier from thousands of earrings was surprised
:17:29. > :17:32.and delighted to receive a national award from Mick Jagger's
:17:33. > :17:37.daugher, Jade, this afternoon. Lauren Sagar's glittering chandelier
:17:38. > :17:41.has been voted In a surprise ceremony in Burnley,
:17:42. > :17:45.the accolade was presented by Jade, a model`turned`jewellery designer,
:17:46. > :17:48.who's a big admirer of Lauren's Our reporter Eno Eruotor was in
:17:49. > :17:52.on the secret. Standing at over eight feet tall
:17:53. > :17:56.and dripping with dazzling jewels of all shapes and sizes,
:17:57. > :18:00.this chandelier is made from over 3500 very special single
:18:01. > :18:17.earrings, donated by owners who have I had lost one that my husband gave
:18:18. > :18:24.me. When I heard about the project, I thought it was a worthwhile cause
:18:25. > :18:33.because that way, he is twinkling down at me from the chandelier. The
:18:34. > :18:35.Chandelier of Lost Earrings began life at Saint Mary's maternity
:18:36. > :18:36.Hospital in Manchester. Weighing in at 75 kilos,
:18:37. > :18:39.the artwork seamlessly weaves many individual and emotional stories
:18:40. > :18:49.of loss and love into one object. I always lose earrings. I kept
:18:50. > :18:51.thinking, something has to be done, because women lose one and you don't
:18:52. > :18:54.want to throw the other one away. And now glass artists Lauren Sagar
:18:55. > :18:57.and Sharon Campbell have be rewarded They've beaten 730 other artists to
:18:58. > :19:03.win the UK's best art project by public vote in the
:19:04. > :19:05.National Lottery Awards. The only thing is,
:19:06. > :19:08.the artists don't yet know they have So jewellery designer Jade Jagger is
:19:09. > :19:30.here to do the honours The owners You have won the award. I think it
:19:31. > :19:35.is a great idea to create something from lost objects. It is bringing
:19:36. > :19:43.life to something that has otherwise lost its meaning.
:19:44. > :19:46.The owners of the earrings may not have found the other half of the
:19:47. > :19:49.pair, but the Chandelier of Lost Earrings has found its way into the
:19:50. > :20:33.Mario Balotelli is returning as Luis Suarez leaves. The Liverpool manager
:20:34. > :20:41.said that he did not want him previously. There are just ten days
:20:42. > :20:45.until the transfer window closes. Unforgettable, and at times
:20:46. > :20:51.seemingly uncontrollable. Mario Balotelli remains one of football's
:20:52. > :20:57.most combustible characters. These were the scenes after he signed for
:20:58. > :21:09.a C Milan. At Manchester city, his list of bad behaviour was long.
:21:10. > :21:15.There is no doubt that Mario Balotelli is a talented player with
:21:16. > :21:21.30 goals in just over 50 appearances. After the club lost one
:21:22. > :21:27.controversial player in Luis Suarez, fans are asking why Mario Balotelli?
:21:28. > :21:32.He's a liability like Suarez. I think if Rogers can have a word with
:21:33. > :21:37.him, he would be great. If nothing else, it will be fun and games.
:21:38. > :21:44.Manchester United fans will have picked up the news that the
:21:45. > :22:00.Argentinian is out of real Madrid. He has accepted an offer from the
:22:01. > :22:06.European champions. At the moment, nothing is being done. It's
:22:07. > :22:14.something that we will consider. Burnley are hoping to add to their
:22:15. > :22:18.squad and after spending ?7 million on new players, it is the British
:22:19. > :22:24.market where there efforts are focused. It is knowledge we have of
:22:25. > :22:34.players for the Redfield, but it is not as in`depth as we would like.
:22:35. > :22:58.Blackburn Rovers have rejected an offer for Jordan Rhodes. 53 goals
:22:59. > :23:04.has caught some guys. Eyes. The man that Balotelli mate be replacing,
:23:05. > :23:14.Luis Suarez, is still controversial. One young lad surprises them with a
:23:15. > :23:30.cheeky question. Did you ever get bitten by Luis Suarez?
:23:31. > :23:37.LAUGHTER Very diplomatically laughed!
:23:38. > :23:39.Blackpool's beaches have been busy this week,
:23:40. > :23:42.and so have the donkeys who provide rides for children along the sand.
:23:43. > :23:45.But one donkey has been trialling new technology that allows parents
:23:46. > :23:57.Meet Dillon, one of 80 donkeys that walk the sands of Blackpool beach,
:23:58. > :24:12.Dillon stands out. He likes the attention. We thought he would be a
:24:13. > :24:22.prime candidate to take on the new machine. The contactless saddle is
:24:23. > :24:26.the same terminal you get in a shop. It is embedded into the donkey's
:24:27. > :24:27.saddle so it is light and easy to use.
:24:28. > :24:30.Today everyone paid cash, but they weren't against the idea
:24:31. > :24:43.Not everybody carries cash anyway. We just read about a tenner in the
:24:44. > :24:46.arcades so I had ?2 50. If my boy had wanted a go, he would have been
:24:47. > :24:53.able to, so it's a good idea. I haven't got a card but I think it's
:24:54. > :25:01.a good idea. We're at doing contactless on the transport in
:25:02. > :25:08.London. So why not look at another form of transportation? We don't all
:25:09. > :25:14.commute by donkey in the North! Maybe now you can! He is the first
:25:15. > :25:18.donkey on the beach going contactless, so he is wondering what
:25:19. > :25:21.the fuss is about, but he's handling it well.
:25:22. > :25:24.The only problem you might have is getting Dillon to stay still
:25:25. > :26:03.It was blowing a gale today but it gets better. This cold beer that has
:26:04. > :26:17.been across us through the week `` air. Tomorrow is mostly dry.
:26:18. > :26:19.Southern part of the region today have hardly seen a drop of rain but
:26:20. > :26:29.it is going to arrive eventually. Once the sun goes down, it will come
:26:30. > :26:35.in from the Irish sea. There could be heavy bursts over the high ground
:26:36. > :26:44.with temperatures of seven or eight Celsius. For tomorrow, when you
:26:45. > :26:49.first get up, it's not a brilliant picture. Showers will be around for
:26:50. > :26:54.the first hour but then they die away and the picture improves. It
:26:55. > :27:07.starts to look good from most places. `` for most places.
:27:08. > :27:11.Temperatures of 15 or 16 Celsius at best. The weekend isn't grey but
:27:12. > :27:15.there is a lot of dry weather, it just isn't warm.
:27:16. > :27:18.Finally, two rare red panda cubs have been born at Chester Zoo.
:27:19. > :27:22.Their little squeaks were heard at the end of June, but only now
:27:23. > :27:27.have keepers been able to take a closer look at the new arrivals.
:27:28. > :27:31.Native to the Himalayas, conservation experts have listed
:27:32. > :27:40.We're back with a summary at 8:00pm and a bulletin at 10:25pm.
:27:41. > :28:15.We've got factory boys and butchers' apprentices and office clerks
:28:16. > :28:20.Don't stop moving! If you go back you'll die!
:28:21. > :28:34.Make the most of your bank holiday, wherever you are.
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